St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-23

cHter lHtO controversy Wnlch was invited
with good deal Of noise, and as he thought
for some ulterior purpose. The bill was
passed without amendment or division.
Ihe bill making appropriations for the mil
ltary academy was then passed. Mr.. Miller
moved to take up the bill to create the de-
partnlent of agriculture. Mr.. Mcpherson,
who addressed the chair at the same instant
for the purpose of getting before the senate
the joint resolution providing for an inves-
tigation of the Pacific railways. complained
OF his not being able now, or at other times,
to obtain recognition. The presiding officer
remarked that the criticism of the senator
was unjust. The chair had endeavored to
be entirely impartial. If the motion of the
senator from New York prevailed it would
then be within the power of the senator
from New Jersey to move to postpone that
bill and to take up the Pacific railroad joint
resolution. Mr.. Mcpherson repeated that
not only to-day, but for several days, he
had been ''surprised' at the action of the
chair. That was
ALL THE CRITICISM
he would make at present. The bill to
create department of agriculture having
been taken up, Mr.. Mcpherson moved that
it be postponed. and that Pacific railroad
resolution be taken up. Rejected, % to 33.
as follows:
Yeas-Beck. Blackburn, Brown. Cockrell,
Coke, Eustis. Fair, German, Gray, Hampton,
Harris, Kenna, Mcpherson, Maxey, Morgan,
VOORHEES, and Whitthorne-22.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Berry, Blair, Bowen,
Call, Cameron, Cheney, Conger, Cullom,
Doph, Edmunds, Evarts Farwel, Frye,
George, Harrison, Hoar, Jones (Ark.), Jones
New, Mcmillan, Henderson, Miller, Merrill,
Cohi
Teller, Watham, William and Wilson Qa.)-33.
Mr.. Miller, referring to the programme
OF business agreed upon by committees of
each side, stated that the Pacific railroad
measure was on the programme of both
committees, but its order had not agreed
been upon. 1t would, however. come up,
because the committees had agreed that it
should be considered. Mr. Harris re-
marked that the committee ON his side of
the chamber had insisted upon an
early consideration of the Pacific
railroad resolution, but the commit
tee on the other side had put
it far down on the list Mr.. Mcpherson
said that the agricultural department bill
had been before the senate four successive
years, had been neglected every time, and
yet, in the estimation of the Republican
committee and of the senator from New
York. that bill was of more Importance
than measure which would save to the
government So, 500, 900 yearly. Mr.. Miller
replied that the Importance of the agricul-
tural department bill was recognized by the
whole country and that, in his opinion, the
pleuro-pneumonia bill, if it became a law
and was faithfully executed, would save
more to the country than all the money
Which the United States had invested in the
Union Pacific railway and all other railroads
combined. Mr.. Edmunds said the Pacific
railroad resolution, as it came from the
house. was calculated (he would not say
designed) to
PREVENT GETTING FORWARD
with the business of the Pacific railroads in
a definite and decisive way. 1t was calcu-
lated to do precisely what the railroad COM
panies (f they did not want the matter de-
termined decisively) would have wished.
No matter what old transactions an investi-
CATION might bring out, nor how bad they
were. that would be of no possible conse-
quence to the matter in hand. 1t would
result in delay of one or two or three
years. The Judiciary committee, however,
had amended the house proposition so as to
keep the investigation within such limits
that it might be accomplished in reason.
able time, aud also by adding provisions
-
that were of real consequence and import
ance pending final disposition of the
matter. AS the resolution was reported
back from the judiciary committee he was
for it, not on account Of the investigating
part, which he thought utterly useless,
but because of other legislation on it.
Therefore anybody who supposed that he,
and other senators on his side who had
voted against the motion of the senator
from New Jersey. did so with the idea of
preventing action on that motion, was en-
tirely mistaken. The senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the house
bill to enlarge the powers and duties of the
department of agriculture and to create an
executive department to be known as the
department of agriculture and labor. and
was addressed by Mr.. Miller in explanation
and advocacy of it. AT the conclusion of
his speech the bill went over as unfinished
business. The house amendments to the
sundry civil bill were presented and were
on motion of Mr.. Allison. disagreed to in
bulk and a conference asked. Senators
Allison, Hale and Beck were appointed
conferees. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.